Taite’s cliff-hanging episode the other day started me thinking (again) about how hard it can be to live far away from family. Since I wasn’t enormously pregnant this time I intended to go out there if she started a downward spiral, and I was already thinking through the logistics of how to make that happen [...]
 Would it seem a little bit silly to say something like, “Matthias, you get in here and quit learning about circuits and wiring and gears, we have school to do?” ‘Cause I am feeling a little silly. I found this great source for all this sort of stuff. So when he’s not working on all that [...] So this was kind of a huge, no, it was a monumental week, a milestone, a hurdle. It had been a year since Taite’s second surgery. People questioning how she was doing was actually seeming odd and unnecessary. And then with one little sentence I was reduced to an ashen gray puddle- “My food won’t [...] this said “white male success?” Jarrett keeps coming home with all this paraphernalia for women and their schooling success. And then he gets out a knife and scrapes away “Wo” Really, can you imagine any sort of trinket emblazoned with”Men Success?” Last week he came home with a water bottle that said, “Women’s Studies.” When he was [...] Today Taite turns fifteen! Last year her birthday was one of the saddest birthday I’ve ever attempted to make look like a celebration (the other was when Taite turned three and my dad died, those were some mournful photos for the birthday album). Last year sitting at Meghan’s making little cupcake toppers with crowns embossed in [...] I had this crazy idea three weeks ago to sell my dining room furniture. I wanted something different; something that went more with the current house. On a whim I had Taite take some pictures, and I listed the table and chairs on Craigslist. I figured I would not buy a replacement until they sold [...] True story. Two Christmases ago Andrew gave me a purse, which I thought was beautiful. But when I found out how much it cost. I cried. For real. Not for joy. All I could think about was how many purses I could buy with that money. It wasn’t a very thankful response. This year I got a [...]
Happy Valentine’s Day! I will be wining and dining with six grandchildren, three children and one totally amazing husband tonight. I am planning a little picnic laid out on a tablecloth on the kitchen floor with macaroni and cheese (I might just pull out a great steak for the older people); good stuff like that. [...] This weekend we finally got to see our ninth grandchild, Rhys Ray! He is darling, he is perfect. He was born at around 3 PM last Sunday so everyone could get on with the Super Bowl and local family could pop in for a little welcome at half-time. We took his big brother and sister home [...] And the winners are… 1. Corrinne 2. Jessica 3. Michelle 4. Fiffer 5. Chesed If Better Than Normal has intrigued you, you can order it now and it will be sent when it hits the bookshelves in March. Thank you so [...]  A while back I posted a recipe I made up based off of something my Aunt Doris would make called Honey Baked Lentils because it’s a perfect short-on-time-and-ingredients dinner that also seems healthy. Several people since have told me how much they like it and use the recipe, so I decided to post one that I [...] We were whizzing down the road about 50 miles an hour on a mission to go look at some antiques a five hour round-trip from our house. And try to be back in time to watch grandchildren that evening. It was already 11 AM. Not even glancing at an antique, we wouldn’t be back until [...] 
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In the meantime, I think you should make some Monkey Bread with the kids. It’s fun and easy and really, really tasty. This is a great do ahead breakfast for Sunday morning. To make [...] A friend recently passed on to me the article Don’t Carpe Diem written by Glennon Melton, which I have since found made the rounds in just about every “mom” circle about a dozen times. I glanced at it, read the first few lines and wrote back “this is gold– I can’t tell you how many times [...]  I have loved these little lips since I first saw them on the 3D ultrasound picture. He is quite proud of his teeth. And is working on getting all his molars. Hard work for a two year old. Happy little Fox |
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